The delegation consists of Saudi Minister of Water and Agriculture Eng Abdul Rahman Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadley, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim AlKhorayef, Deputy Minister of Investment Badr AlBadr, Head of Saudi Special Committee Mohammad Mazyed Al Towaijri, and senior officials from Ministry of Energy and Saudi Fund for General Investments. Finance Minister […]
Speaker National Assembly, Dr Ayaz Sadiq administered oath to the newly elected member, who later signed the roll of members. President Dr Asif Ali Zardari, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Bakhtawar Bhutto along with her husband were in attendance. Benazirabad, NA-207, fell vacant after her father Asif Ali Zardari elected as 14th President of Pakistan. […]
Another period of moderate to heavy rainfall is predicted for Karachi between April 17 and 18, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The Met Department predicted that on the evening of April 16, a second western disturbance will move into Balochistan, perhaps bringing more rain to the port city. According to the PMD, “from […]
A Pakistani-Australian woman has written a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif complaining that customs officials had shut down the Green Channel for foreign passengers at the Karachi airport. The female passenger, in her letter, said that she had to stand at the customs counter for hours due to the closure of the channel. Meanwhile, […]
According to authorities, the number of people killed in rain-related events in different districts of Balochistan on Monday night increased to seven. In a news conference, Balochistani government spokesman Shahid Rind said that two people died in a home collapse event and five people died from lightning strikes. The occurrences happened in Balochistan’s Sorab, Killa […]
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is deliberating over hiking the fare of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Peshawar in an attempt to control the billions of rupees’ loss per year, Geo News reported quoting sources as saying on Monday. The official sources said the yearly loss of BRT Peshawar crossed Rs6 billion, hence, multiple options including raising […]
In an effort to rein in the billions of rupees that are lost annually, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is considering raising the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Peshawar fare, according to a report on Monday, citing sources. According to official sources, BRT Peshawar has an annual loss of around Rs6 billion; thus, many measures, including an […]
In a worrisome development for the Pakistan cricket team, the Men in Green are likely to be unable to benefit from the services of star pacer Shaheen Afridi who will miss multiple matches against New Zealand, sources told Geo News on Monday. Shaheen, as per the sources, will be “rested” in the first two matches […]
It will be his first foreign trip in the wake of tensions between Iran and Israel. On Saturday, Iran launched drones to attack Israel. Ebrahim Raisi is the first foreign head of state/government who will visit Pakistan after Shehbaz Sharif took charge as the prime minister last month. Iran Embassy sources told The News Sunday […]
Jamshed is currently serving a 10-year cricket ban, slapped by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2018 for his involvement in the spot-fixing in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) as well as the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in 2017. He later pleaded guilty to his role in the spot-fixing conspiracy in February 2020 and was […]
